diff --git a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/point_glow.glsl b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/point_glow.glsl
index 5f8e848f72..11b08e302d 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/point_glow.glsl
+++ b/assets/voxygen/shaders/include/point_glow.glsl
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ vec3 apply_point_glow(vec3 wpos, vec3 dir, float max_dist, vec3 color) {
 
             float strength = pow(attenuation_strength_real(difference), spread);
 
+            #ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_LOWGLOWNEARCAMERA
+                vec3 cam_wpos = cam_pos.xyz + focus_pos.xyz + focus_off.xyz;
+                vec3 cam_diff = light_pos - cam_wpos;
+                float cam_dist_2 = dot(cam_diff, cam_diff);
+                // 3 meters away glow returns to the maximum strength.
+                strength *= clamp(cam_dist_2 / 9.0, 0.25, 1.0);
+            #endif
+
             vec3 light_color = srgb_to_linear(L.light_col.rgb) * strength;
 
             const float LIGHT_AMBIANCE = 0.025;
diff --git a/voxygen/src/render/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/render/mod.rs
index 19aad1168b..e1c9f4a7b4 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/render/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/render/mod.rs
@@ -456,4 +456,6 @@ pub enum ExperimentalShader {
     /// Removes as many effects (including lighting) as possible in the name of
     /// performance.
     BareMinimum,
+    /// Lowers strength of the glow effect for lights near the camera.
+    LowGlowNearCamera,
 }